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After his wife’s death, Klein is sucked into the mystery behind the Mothman. Due to some mysterious twists of fate, he spends the better part of the film??s latter half investigating Mothman sightings in a small town in West Virginia. Luckily, Klein soon finds a partner, Sgt. Connie Parker, to help him unravel the mystery behind the Mothman. Along the way, the two encounter many townspeople who claim to have seen, and in some cases spoken to, the Mothman. Sgt. Parker is played by Laura Linney, who brings the same subtlety and sense...
...paranormal mystery, the question arises: what type of film is it? It is based on the kind of story that may be interesting to read a few blurbs about in the back of your local paper, but it certainly cannot support a feature film; any interest in the film??s so-called mysteries dissipate quickly. It is also the type of film that has no faith in its audience, reiterating the same points. Lines such as, “Whatever brought you here brought you here to die,” represent the film??s epitome...
...film??s youthful leads, director Jake Kasdan—himself an up-and-coming talent with the popular film Zero Effect to his credit—cast the talented duo of Hanks (Get Over It) and Fisk (Snow Day), a pair of rising stars with superb Hollywood pedigrees. After all, Colin is the son of Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, and Schuyler is the daughter of Academy Award-winner Sissy Spacek. Fisk has no trouble stepping into the role of Ashley, Shaun’s sweet-faced and sympathetic girlfriend, and Hanks successfully anchors the diverse cast with...
...could you compare the film??s theme of reinventing yourself to the choices you’ve made in your career...
This plagiarism yields mixed results. Sure, NATM has its moments: Many of the film??s parodies are indeed quite sharp, especially its nailing of classic teen movie student stereotypes, such as the gorgeous girl who everyone thinks is ugly because she wears glasses and overalls. And the surprise cameo by former teen-queen/brat-packer Molly Ringwald at the film??s climax is both classy and hilarious...